Epidermoid Cysts

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I think my son has a cysts on his shoulder muscle at top anyone jo anything about these I think it's a Unicameral bone cysts. Guessing one doctor said it was muscle cuz he uses that arm all time and other said could me muscle or tissue or cysts I'm. Confused he's 5 nearly 6 very active boy

Hi I have no idea if i'm posting in the right place and i'm really sorry for the too much info but i'm getting desparate ! Firstly I had a cyst type thing sort of on my tailbone, I had struggled with it for years but I seem to have (fingers crossed) got it under control for now. During pregnancy

im hoping somone could shed so,e light on this for me, I had a cyst cut open, drained and packed out three weeks ago today. I've been going to the go ever other day to get it Redressed and packed out again which is a nuisance as it feels as though it's been going on for so long. The first eight

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i'm 21 and have had 3 sebaceous cysts on my scalp for the best part of my life now. It's been that long i can't remember when it was i found them!lol!:roll:I am in dilemma as to what to do with them They are getting quite big and i keep catching them when i brush my hair :yikes: and yea it hurts!

Hey everyone Just wanted to share my 'experience' of having a cyst. I have had severe image problems most of my life (I'm currently 19, soon to be 20), and at the end of last year was diagnosed as being body dysmorphic. Literally about 4 days later, I had a black, small flat dot come up on my face.

I think my son has a cysts on his shoulder muscle at top anyone jo anything about these I think it's a Unicameral bone cysts. Guessing one doctor said it was muscle cuz he uses that arm all time and other said could me muscle or tissue or cysts I'm. Confused he's 5 nearly 6 very active boy

Hi I have no idea if i'm posting in the right place and i'm really sorry for the too much info but i'm getting desparate ! Firstly I had a cyst type thing sort of on my tailbone, I had struggled with it for years but I seem to have (fingers crossed) got it under control for now. During pregnancy

im hoping somone could shed so,e light on this for me, I had a cyst cut open, drained and packed out three weeks ago today. I've been going to the go ever other day to get it Redressed and packed out again which is a nuisance as it feels as though it's been going on for so long. The first eight

I have a sebaceous cyst on my labia and this had swelled up and developed a major infection so bad I ended up in A&E which they gave me antibiotics for, however after coming home the cyst burst and lots of horrible stuff came out, now its not as painful but still stings and is very tender, I am

Can anyone advise if there are any major side effects of puncturing and thoroughly cleaning out a cyst hygienically? I've heard that this would most likely refill in time but I could live with that. I have one on the top of my head and am very concious of it but for cosmetic reasons I'm scared

About 18 months ago I developed a small bump on my eyebrow (several mm in diameter) and went to see a doctor. They said it was a sebaceous cyst and sent me on my way. It went away and I didn't think about it again but it came back (at the same size) about 4 months ago. I didn't go and see a doctor

There is a lump under my skin for god knows how long, I read somewhere it might be epidermoid cysts but i am not sure and it is painless and it just one lump at my inner thigh, starting to worry about it. Someone please help.

over the years i`ve had many cysts that have become infected and i normally rupture them and remove the puss, but i have one now at the top of my leg and when i tried to rupture it last night i felt it burst but it burst internally rather then external, and since then i have been getting slight

Hi All had one of these removed on my back in january and there is still a scab and the ehaling seems to be taking awhile. Just wondering if this is normal as theres no sign infection or anything painful or anything. thanks

I have cyst on my breast bone just between my breasts. I visited my GP as it changed form and shape, softened and got larger. I am also getting pain in my left armpit but didnt get the time to tell her this as i was in and out quite quickly. She squeezed the cyst and a horrible smell came out

I have a cyst on my forehead and went to see my gp about having it removed. He referred my to the NHS but said it was cosmetic so they may refuse to remove it. Since then, I have noticed an awful smell coming from it, almost like an off cheese smell (sorry for tmi) anyway, Its not weeping but is

I visited my GP and he told me that i have a small Sebaceous cyst on my head, it is about the size of a pigeon pea, not very big I know, but as a bald bloke it feels like a conker! I asked him if it could be removed but he said that its cosmetic and as such would not be carried out on the NHS, I

Good morning, for years ive been suffering from these types of cyst's. Usually they are manageable, and are just hard red lumps under the skin, eventually a head appears, and i pop them, they always appear on my inner thighs. All that comes out is a small amount of blood and puss, and they

These can be annoying and embarrassing and, if infected, very painful. They are caused by blockage of the sebum normally secreted to moisturise our skin. One bacterium, with the name Propionibacterium acnes, will thrive in this environment and cause inflammatory acne. This is why a solution of

I'm 42 male. I first noticed a smooth cyst on my rigt arm. and with a couple of years these appear on both arms, belly ,and thighs. I did consult doctor who said that these are no harmfull and will re-develop if removed. Some times they feel itching but very rare.

28 months ago I developed a large red painful \"blind boil\" on my back. The doctor wrongly diagnosed shingles. Friends assured me it wasn't. For two weeks on holiday my wife treated it, a sterilized needle allowed pus to escape, dressings were applied and it gradually improved. A year

I had cysts in a area lets say is a bit embarrising for a man :D . I had them for 13 years and developed a large quanty of them. They didn't bother me but looked terrible. I went to doctor and got a refural to a sergent and went a month ago for my first sitting of two to get them removed :? . I

I Have a type of cyst on my genital area, its rather large, and inflamed, and its oozing out this reddish tooth paste puss? anyways, im fairly young (16), so im concerned to go see my doctor ( Kind of self ) anyone had this type of cyst? Does it usually go away on its own?

Hello, well cysts run in my family,my two brothers,sister and father have them. Ive had 3 since i was about 16 (26 now) and they have never bothered me, however wen i recently obtained another 2 i started to feel uneasy about getting my hair cut etc.. I just feel like they shouldn't be there!!

I have several cysts - one on my leg where I had a booster injection when I was 11. This was the size of a lentil and was there for many many years but has now disappeared. I have others on my arm and on my rump from other injections. I infer these are from injections because they are on '

I discovered a couple of these cysts when i was in my teens, both being on the back of my head.a few years later and a couple more had popped up slowly getting bigger. I remember my father having a large one on his head(about 3cm in diametre).So i decided to have them own G.P did the

I have a cyst on my scalp, which i want removed, it goes up and down in size, sometimes its pea size sometimes its bigger, and a visible bump i was told by my dr that the surgeon would shave the area around the cyst, then cut across it and pull it out, but being this evasive would leave a scar is

My son had a lump form on the side of his temple when he was just 4 months old, the doctors refered him to the hospital and then the lump seemed to gradually disappear on its on so he was then discharged, only for the lump to re appear with avengance a couple of months later, this time it got to

:lol: It is now 5 hours since the removal of a large cyst on my upper back. This was removed under local anaesthetic by my Doctor with a nurse in attendance. The surgery took one hour, lying on my stomach, and my Doctor removed the cyst very slowly as it was larger and deeper than was realised and

I have had a cyst on my scalp for approx 3 years and its about 3 inches in from the front of my hair line. It's really bothering me and I want to get it removed, bit I have long hair and where it's at the front i'm worried i'll scar and the hair wont grow back properly. Can any other girls who

At 19 i noticed several cysts on my head, i had the larger two removed from the top of my hair, pain free. I am now 25 and have noticed they have returned on the top of my head, i have several others, but one is quite large a few inches up from my neck, and few inches in from my ear (if that makes sense)

I had four cysts on the top of my head which I had removed. I was given a local anasthetic and the doctor just cut them away - it took about an hour but I felt no pain and was lucky in that not much hair had to be shaved off. That was approximately 24 years ago. Unfortunately two of the cysts

I have had 3 cysts removed from one eyelid and 1 from the other eyelid. The consultants who carried out removal of the cysts (all at different times over a 4yr period) told me that they are not completey sure why some people are more prone to these than others or even why they re occur. Anyway

I as my mother before me (making me believe there is a hereditory factor) have numerous pillar cysts on my scalp. when I first developed one I went to see my GP who removed it simply with local anestetic. He did however tell me that it was possible for the cyst to re-appear, which it did. It was

I have had a cyst on my scalp for a few years. As stated it did not pain, or bother me however it grew from apimple size to a few cm. I went to a skin specialist who injected it to see what came out since then it was now red swollen and painful. My head face and forehead pained for a week. I